Brian McLogan
If I Were a Freshman Again
If I were a freshman again. What would I do differently? What advice would I have for myself? In this video I explain what I wish I new when I was 18
Rock 'N Learn
Sight Words: Practice with Sentences
Practice reading pre-primer Dolch and Fry's sight words in funny sentences. Sight Words Level 1 Part 6
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The Plot of a Story
"The Plot of a Story" explores how to recognize the three elements of plot in stories: problem, climax, and resolution.
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Who and What Questions
"Who and What Questions" explains how to demonstrate comprehension by answering questions about stories.
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Reading Clocks and Solving Time Problems
Hello time travelers! In this video we practice telling and writing time to the nearest minute. Let's dive in!
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Using Context Clues to Understand Unfamiliar Words
Join us in this video to learn how to use context clues. Context clues help us identify the meaning of unknown words in texts or reading passages. When you stumble upon an unknown word, try rereading the sentence and looking for clues...
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Reading with Voice Expression
Join us in this video as we practice reading with expression. Students learn how to change their tone, volume, and pace by identifying punctuation marks and typeface. When reading a story, it is so much better to use expressive reading....
Sir Linkalot
Lesson 49: Things That Look Like Letters (Levels 1&2)
Find out how things in everyday life can help you with spelling from children's eyes exploding to grandad's false teeth... Material covered: Door & floor Were Question Buy Tie The sound 'i' at the end of a word
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All About Contractions {Grammar}
This video teaches various contractions, how they are made out of two words, and how they can be taken apart. It focuses on common contractions of not, would, will, and is.
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Reading Comprehension for Kids
This video discusses the steps to sentence comprehension and keys to understand what we read. Kids should work to keep their brain in the book, reread aloud at confusing parts, ask questions, and predict.
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Missing the Jokes?
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, suggests that the celebrated English comic tradition might simply be a result of translation.
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Silent Operations of Power
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), describes how government agents reading our email is actually a diminishment of our civic liberty.
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Translational Advice
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) gives some key pointers to young translators.
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How to Read Shakespeare
“How to Read Shakespeare” explains how to read a Shakespearean play.
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Revising
Revising explores the important elements of the revising step of the writing process.
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Problem and Solution Text Structure: Desertification
Problem and Solution Text Structure:Desertification demonstrates understanding of the problem and solution text structure by explaining the problem presented in an informational text and explaining the solution(s) to an identified problem.
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Follow the Rules: Theme
Follow the Rules: Theme describes the central message that a character learns in a story, called the theme.
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Against Smoothness
Intellectual historian Stefan Collini, University of Cambridge, describes how, to a certain extent, one can say that the famous literary critic F.R. Leavis wrote in a deliberately difficult way, in an effort to make his readers think and...
The Guardian
Garth Nix on Forward Thinking, World Building, and How to Become an Author
Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he answers a fan question about whether there are any stories he missed out on or wishes he had done differently. He also explains the process he uses to build the worlds in his books and...
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I WONDER - Did Boys Attend School In Ancient Greece?
This video is answering the question of did boys attend school in Ancient Greece.
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The Future of Airport Security | AI + Biometrics
Airport security is moving away from boarding passes and towards facial recognition. What does this mean for you?
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Why I Don’t Consume Productivity Content Anymore | MIT PhD Candidate, ADHD
Why I Don’t Consume Productivity Content Anymore | MIT PhD Candidate, ADHD
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The Best Books I Read in 2021 | AI, Science Fiction, and more!
I read 104 books in 2021. Here are some of my favorites!